Timothy Cordes, the blind part of Bald, Blind, and Buddies, relates his personal experience with Lyft and his dog guide. He warns that even if you get a ride with your dog, which the law requires, drivers can still scam you with fictitious “damages.”
John Boland and he discussed what it took to get Lyft to fix the charge. Still, there remains a massive problem with ride share services not picking up people with dog guides.
The Buddies reflect on life with the Americans with Disabilities Act wondering if things have improved since its passage. Tim notes technological advances and societal setbacks.
The Buddies consider the role of liberty in the public square. They wonder if one can draw parallels between a baker unwilling to bake a particular cake for religious reasons and a driver with religious objections to picking up a blind person with a guide dog.
John’s whack-job is a senator up for re-election who is hiding behind semantics instead of being ethically accountable.
Tim’s hero was ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for America.
Referred to:
Visually impaired people protest mistreatment at Uber HQ | The City | sfexaminer.com
(I speculate more would have attended this protest, but they weren’t picked up by ride shares.)
Fighter pilot reflects on order to sacrifice herself to stop Flight 93 on 9/11 | PBS News
Susan Collins’s Maine Money Machine | The New Yorker
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